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- ↑ "Pelaaja › Otto Rauhala - pelaajat" (in Finnish). liiga.fi. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "joukkue › Otto Rauhala - pelaaja" (in Finnish). tappara.fi. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
